Necktie holder



R. E. JONES NECKTIB HOLDER April 2, 1929.

Filed lay 31. 1928 FZT4 Patented Apr. 2, 1929.

UNITED STATES i RALPH E. JONES, F CAMP MEADE, MARYLAND.

NECKTIE HOLDER.

Application'filed May 31.

This invention relates to devices for hold ing neckties in place andacting to prevent the necktie from slipping around to one side into anunsymmetrical position in reference to the collar, and the devicefurther acting to prevent the necktie from sagging and thus exposing toviewthe collar button or otherwise causing it to present an untidyappearance.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which comprises in effect a pin preferably detachably engagedwith a central aperture in the collar button and adapted to be insertedinto the socket or aperture in the collar button after the tie has beentied, the pin under these circumstances projecting outward so that thetie may be then forced downward onto the pin and engaged therewith.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character having adisk disposed upon the pin so that the pin may be readily removed ordetached from the collar button when the tie is about to be untied.

Another object is to provide a shield for the pointed end of the pinwhereby the pin may be readily handled and inserted into the collarbutton.

My invention is illustrated in the accom panying drawing, wherein Figure1 is an end view of a collar button constructed to Support a cravatholder in accordance with my invention;

' Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the collar button withthe cravat holder in lace' p Figure 3 is a sectional view of the shieldwhich may be used over the pin;

Figure 4 is an elevation of a pin or prong having two disks thereon;

Figure 5 is a view showing the holder in use;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary view of a collar and tie, the tie being raisedor lifted to show the manner in which the holder is withdrawn from thecollar button when the holder is to be removed.

Referring to the drawings, 10 designates a collar button of any usual orordinary character but which is provided in its head 11 with a concavesocket 12 and a longitudinally extending aperture 13 or bore. The pin 14is blunt at one end 15, this end being adapted to be inserted in theaperture of the collar button, and the other end of the pin is sharp.

1928. Serial No. 281,843.

Disposed intermediate the ends of the pin are one or moredisks 16. InFigure 2, one disk is illustrated, this disk being beveled at 17. InFigure 3, a pin 14 is illustrated having two disks 16 thereon, thesedisks being shghtly spaced from each other. Where two disks are used, itis not necessary] to bevel the margin of the disk. If desired, a tubularshield of celluloid, metal or any other suitable material, designated18, may be disposed over the sharp end of the pin for the purpose ofinserting it within the collar button.

In the use of this device, the collar is buttoned upon the stud orbutton 10 in the usual manner and then the tie is tied. After beingtied, the tieis lifted up so as to expose the collar button and theblunt end of the pin is inserted in the bore 13, the disk bearingagainst the end of the collar button.

The tie is then forced downward so that the pointed end of the pinwillproject into the tie and will lock the tie, therefore, against anylateral movement or any tendency to sag, as before stated. When the pinis to be removed, the finger nail is inserted beneath the disk and thepin and tie lifted up together until the pin has become detached fromthe stud or button, and then the pin may be pulled out of the tie. Inorder to permit the insertion of the pin without danger of pricking thefingers, the cap or shield 18 may be used in inserting the pin in thecollar button.

The pin with the double disk 16 thereon is for use with rather highcollars where the pressure exerted by the tie might not be suflicient tohold the pin in place and the tie would work upward or outward andwithdraw the pin from the socket. By having the double disk thereon,however, the tie will exert a pushing force upon the pin, holding itfirmly in place in the socket.

Obviously the device which I have illustrated is susceptible ofmodification in many ways without departing from the spirit of theinvention as defined in the appended claims. The device is very simpleand has been found thoroughly effective for the purpose intended.

I claim 1. The combination with a collar button having a borelongitudinally therethrough, of a detachable necktie engaging prongcomprising a straight pin adapted to be axiallysupported within said,bore and projecting therefrom and into a tie, the pin having thereon adisk adapted to bear against the end of the collar button.

2. The combination with a collar button having a bore longitudnallytherethrough, of

a detachable necktie engaging prong con1- prising a straight pin adaptedto be axially supported Within said bore and projecting therefrom andinto a tie, the pin having thereon a'disk adapted to bear against theend of the collar button, said disk being beveled on one side and aroundits periphery.

3. A necktie holder comprising a collar button formed with alongitudinally extending, axial bore, and a detachable prong comprisinga pinpointed at one end and adapted to be inserted Within the bore ofthe button, the

other end being sharp, the middle of the pin carrying a disk adapted tobear against the head of the collar button.

4, p A necktie holder comprising a collar button formed With alongitudinally extending, axial bore, a detachable prong comprising apin pointed at one end and adapted to be insertedwithin the bore of thebutton, the other end being sharp, the middle of the pin carrying a diskadapted to bear against the head of the collar button, and a tubular capdetachably engaging over the sharp end of the pin.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

RALPH E; JONES.

